2026 World Cup Tickets: Infantino Defends High Prices

“In recent days, you have probably seen that there is a lot of debate around ticketing and ticket prices“, still remarked Gianni Infantino, by his own admission, at the World Sports Summit in Dubai, for his first speech since the start of this controversy earlier in the month. The president of Fifa defended on Monday the prices considered exorbitant for places for the 2026 World Cup, explaining that the organizers had received a record of 150 million requests over the last two weeks.

“We have six, seven million tickets on sale and we started two weeks ago. I can tell you that in two weeks, 15 days, we received 150 million requests for tickets. This shows how powerful the World Cup is“, he welcomed, specifying that most came from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. “It’s absolutely crazy“, added the head of the football federation.

Collectives of supporters have described the prices as “exorbitant“and”astronomical” for the competition, which will begin in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Fifa responded to criticism by announcing a wave of tickets at 60 dollars (51 euros). According to its site, this price applies to group matches, and the amount rises to 6,730 dollars (5,716 euros) for the final.